As we all know talks are ongoing about a new global calendar and as World Rugby is to be believed these talks are "in good spirit and highly constructive".There has to be some sort of outcome because there is no international schedule after the 2019 RWC and there are conflicting interests between unions and clubs with player wellfare the most important victim.

What do we think are issues that are affected by or could be adressed in new agreements?Some points I think of:- Align 6N, REC and the ARC in a window where the climatical situation is suited for everyone (April).- Fit in the African 6N in this window.- Institute the Asian-Pacfic 6N (Fij-Sam-Ton-Jap-Hkg-Kor).- Agree not to overlap international windows with domestic competitions.- Maintain a stricter policy on releasing players for international duty.- introduce a player 'passport', rate competitions by intensity, and do not allow players to exceed a certain amount of 'Equivalent Playing Time'. (players should be handed over between unions and clubs with still a certain amount of 'EPT' on their passport left).

World Rugby has no say in the 6N or the RC but it can use the November and June windows to provide more meaningful tests and further integrate Tier 1, 2 and 3 rugby.- In June instate 2 four team Nations Cup tournaments the winners and runners up of the regional championship tournaments.- Organize the November internationals based on merit. Take the world rankings after the last game to determine the schedule for next year.

Expandable with more European hosts and the next teams in the rankings. So Romania and Samoa. Next Russia and the USA, etc.(I know that home games for Japan and the US have to be fitted in somewhere but I'll leave that for later discussion)- Agree on some sort of key for sharing revenues so that it benefits both host and visitor.- For the next teams (in the example roughly between places 15 and 20) WR could organize a 'confederations cup'.This November schedule should work as an incentive and a reward for climbing the rankings ladder.

Not enough t2s getting tests vs t1s in your scheduling system. Every t1 should play a t2/3 in every international window. They could be allowed to do it midweek, if they choose to. So, when NZ comes to Europe they can still play 3 tests vs the 6Ns but they have to squeeze a T2 midweek test as well.

I can't see any reason why mid-week test matches can't become a regular thing against T2 nations. For instance there's no reason Australia can't play Spain on a Tuesday, followed by France on a Sunday.

The main bone of contention would be the tier 1 nations vs t2/3 nations. Why would Ireland leave landsdown road to travel to play Zimbabwe in Harare or Kenya in Nairobi for that matter? What are the incentives for this tour apart from enjoying the Safari wildlife during their free time?Alternatively, why would Scotland agree for Kenya to play them in Murrayfield? Plus, chances are if it actually happens, they will send an amateur or 3rd string side against a strong Kenya XVs Simbas team.

Neptune wrote:The main bone of contention would be the tier 1 nations vs t2/3 nations. Why would Ireland leave landsdown road to travel to play Zimbabwe in Harare or Kenya in Nairobi for that matter? What are the incentives for this tour apart from enjoying the Safari wildlife during their free time?Alternatively, why would Scotland agree for Kenya to play them in Murrayfield?

Tier 2 countries include Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Japan, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Namibia, United States, Canada and Uruguay.I only asked for each tier 1 team to play one November test against one of those.

Basically my biggest beef with the current calendar and exchange issues is that in the 6N you have full A-Sides playing, but in the ARC we can't even get 2/3 of our international players back for camp. Part of that is the deal the previous CEO made with the Premiership, but a standardized Calendar of three International Test Windows for February/March, June, and November where there is no Premiership/professional play is important.

Neptune wrote:The main bone of contention would be the tier 1 nations vs t2/3 nations. Why would Ireland leave landsdown road to travel to play Zimbabwe in Harare or Kenya in Nairobi for that matter? What are the incentives for this tour apart from enjoying the Safari wildlife during their free time?Alternatively, why would Scotland agree for Kenya to play them in Murrayfield?

Tier 2 countries include Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Japan, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Namibia, United States, Canada and Uruguay.I only asked for each tier 1 team to play one November test against one of those.

Who asked you for the list of tier 2 countries? Read my quote, then understand what im saying.

Neptune wrote:Who asked you for the list of tier 2 countries? Read my quote, then understand what im saying.

To be honest, I didn't also understand what a fixture in a tier3 country could and what landmarks a tier3 country has, could have to do with the global calendar, when talk was about tier1 nations including at least one test against a tier2 country.

My two cents are - as seen before in my signature - to use the world rankings for those fixtures. To base tier2 nations for four years just because of a RWC-qualification is not doing the growth of rugby just.

How to grow rugby worldwide?Look at the world ranking in July. Teams ranked 1-10 have to play one team from 11-20 (they don't play in a regular competition) away the next year. 11-20 play 21-30 away and so on. Yes, it really is that simple.

Neptune wrote:Who asked you for the list of tier 2 countries? Read my quote, then understand what im saying.

To be honest, I didn't also understand what a fixture in a tier3 country could and what landmarks a tier3 country has, could have to do with the global calendar, when talk was about tier1 nations including at least one test against a tier2 country.

My two cents are - as seen before in my signature - to use the world rankings for those fixtures. To base tier2 nations for four years just because of a RWC-qualification is not doing the growth of rugby just.

I used Kenya as an example. Bottom line is T1 should frequently play T2's and T3's.